On the 50th anniversary of Guangdong's dispatch of foreign aid medical teams, a total of 2.391 million patients were treated

2021-10-28

"50 years later, the province organized special activities to enable me to review the time of foreign aid. I feel very moved." although 86 year old Liu Meizhen has white hair, she seems to have returned to the day when the first batch of Chinese medical teams went to Equatorial Guinea to carry out medical aid with the five-star red flag badge of the Chinese medical team on her chest. On October 26, the 50th anniversary of Guangdong's dispatch of foreign aid medical teams was held in Guangzhou. The author learned that over the past 50 years, Guangdong Province has sent long-term foreign aid medical teams to Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Gambia, Dominica and other countries, with a total of 61 batches of 907 person times, treated 2.391 million patients and performed 58500 operations, which has made positive contributions to the health cause of the people of the recipient countries. Zhu Hong, party secretary and director of Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, said that 50 years ago, Guangdong sent its first 12 person medical team to Equatorial Guinea, which opened the prelude to the dispatch of foreign aid medical teams in our province. In recent years, under the overall guidance of the National Health Commission, Guangdong has made some bold explorations and attempts in deepening China Africa health cooperation and foreign aid model innovation through carrying out foreign aid innovation projects such as "China Canada West Africa heart center", "maternal and child health project" and "China Malaysia Eye Center" with Ghana and Maldives, and accumulated some successful experience. At the meeting, representatives of foreign aid medical team members and relevant units gathered to exchange their feelings on foreign aid medical treatment and offer suggestions for foreign aid medical work. "In terms of popularity, the local people undoubtedly prefer Chinese doctors." Zhang Congzhen, a representative of the medical team assisting Equatorial Guinea, reviewed the time of foreign aid in that year. He said, "I can complete 9 cases of indirect hernia repair in one day at most, plus 4 emergency, and 13 operations in one day." Wei Jianrui, the representative of the medical team assisting Ghana, said that as the leader of the first batch of medical teams assisting Ghana, he set the goal of "peace, happiness and value", which should not only lay a foundation for the follow-up medical team, but also let the Ghanaian people understand Chinese doctors and Chinese culture. Yang Zhen, the representative of the medical team assisting Dominica, Lin Chunying, the expert representative of the heart center of West Africa, China and Canada, "love line", Chen Weirong, the expert representative of "sending doctors to the island" and "Guangming line", Liu Jun, the public health expert representative of aiding Africa to fight against the Ebola epidemic, and Peng Zhiqiang, the representative of the medical expert of aiding foreign countries to fight the epidemic, told the story of being a love messenger through thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. Dongguan Health Bureau, Zhongshan Health Bureau, Provincial Maternal and child health hospital, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou University of traditional Chinese medicine and other units made special speeches on foreign aid medical work respectively. Participants visited the photo exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the dispatch of foreign aid medical teams in Guangdong Province and watched the promotional film commemorating the 50th anniversary of the dispatch of foreign aid medical teams in Guangdong Province. (outlook new era)

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